James Cook University is a leading education and research centre for biology in the tropics. Internationally-recognised undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs in biological sciences dedicated research vessel, and research stations at Orpheus Island and Paluma more tropical courses and subjects than any other institution in the world teaching and research facilities including the Advanced Analytical Centre and the Aquaculture Research Facility.

The course enable graduates to develop their knowledge and skills in quantitative marine ecology, conservation biology, and the biology, life history and taxonomy of tropical marine organisms.